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August 24, 2020 August 24,
2020
GP de Plouay Women’s WorldTour 2020 -
Preview.
"Significant
course changes could lead to more attacking on
long-running one-day Women's WorldTour event on August
25."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 24,
2020
2020 Road European Championships Live Feed.
"Road European Championships 2020 - Women’s & Men’s Time Trial (Plouay - Plouay 25.6km/) Live. Monday,
24 August, starts at 14:30pm Central Europe, 08:30am
U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today)
August 24,
2020
Connor Swift will make Tour de France debut
in support of Nairo Quintana.
"The
24-year-old has continued to deliver on his potential,
having won the British National Championships in 2018
and stepping up to join ProTeam Arkéa Samsic last
season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
August 24,
2020
Bouhanni out, Démare in for French team for
European Championships.
"Démare's
French championships victory prompts national selector
Voeckler to drop Bouhanni from European road race." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
August 24,
2020
Asgreen and Bystrøm take Danish and
Norwegian men's road race titles.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step's Kasper Asgreen and UAE Team Emirates' Sven
Erik Bystrøm took the men's road race titles at the
Danish and Norwegian national championships,
respectively, on Sunday."
(Getty Images Sport)
August 24,
2020
Dates confirmed for eSports World
Championships - Who will wear the first virtual rainbow
jersey?
"The
first-ever UCI Cycling eSports World Championships will
be held on 8 and 9 December, with the battle for the
virtual rainbow jersey to be played out on Zwift." (bikeradar.com) George
Scott
August 24,
2020
Tech of the Week: Goodyear rubber and tech
questions galore.
"It’s been a week for delving a little deeper into some of the tech questions you have been curious about." (cyclingweekly.com) (James Bracey) August 24,
2020
Roval Alpinist CL offers top-tech at lower
price point.
"With
trickle-down tech from the more-expensive CLX, the Roval
Alpinist CL promises similar performance with just a
slight weight penalty."
(velonews.com) Photo: Roval
August 24,
2020
Review: Shimano Ultegra R8000 Pedals.
"Over
the past few months we have been pounding Bucks County
roads atop the Shimano Ultegra R8000 pedal. We have
found the price point - between 105 and Dura Ace - to be
appealing."
(creakybottombracket.com) (CJ Rudy)
August 24,
2020
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Stefan Küng and Anna van der Breggen take
European time trial championships.
"The
Swiss pro bested two world hour record holders en route
to the win; 2016 Olympic road champ out-rode her
compatriot for the women's win."
(velonews.com)
August 24,
2020
European Championships: Stefan Küng wins
elite men's time trial title.
"Küng
set a time of 30:18, beating Remi Cavagna of France by
17 seconds, with Victor Campenaerts (Belgium) third at
21 seconds. Alex Dowsett (Great Britain) was the last
rider to start, going on to finish fourth, 1:03 slower
than Küng."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 24,
2020
European Championships: Anna van der Breggen
wins elite women's time trial title.
"Anna
van der Breggen (Netherlands) became the women’s
European time trial champion after a dominant and
convincing ride over the 25.6km course in Plouay,
France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 24,
2020
Here is the stacked Deceuninck Quick Step
squad for the Tour de France 2020.
"Having
been the most successful team in cycling last year, with
68 UCI wins, Deceuninck are taking eight of their
biggest talents to the 2020 Tour, which kicks off in
Nice on Saturday (August 29)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 24,
2020
Tour de France: Greipel confirmed for
tenth-straight appearance.
"While
it was bad news for Wellens this weekend, veteran
sprinter André Greipel had opposite fortunes, getting
the nod to start his tenth-straight Tour de France - his
first in Israel Start-Up Nation colors."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 24,
2020
Bardet leads diverse Ag2r La Mondiale squad.
"Bardet
originally planned to focus on the Giro d'Italia this
year, but in the end, he is returning to the Tour." (velonews.com) (James
Startt)
August 24,
2020
CT Tech Round-Up #8: New gear from Parcours,
Goodyear, Attaquer, and more.
"A lot of new gear gets sent to us here at CyclingTips. Our Tech Round-Ups are a look at some of that gear." (cyclingtips.com) Photography by Dave Rome, James Huang, Iain Treloar, and Matt de Neef August 24,
2020
This electrolyte beer was specifically
brewed for post-ride enjoyment.
"Rally
beer is a new answer to a nutrient-depleted athlete’s
beer craving. The beer, a 4.9 per cent alc. golden ale,
is specially brewed with artisanal Newfoundland salts
and blackcurrants, making it a highly electrolytic
beer."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Lily Hansen-Gillis
August 24,
2020
Review: Bontrager’s Ballista Knit road
cycling shoes beat the heat with a secure fit.
"Bontrager's
motivation for offering a knit version of their original
Ballista includes better fit and breathability, and the
knit Ballista provides a very different, much better
experience than the classic version."
(bikerumor.com) Jordan Villella
August 24,
2020
2020 Bretagne Classic live feed.
"Bretagne Classic 2020 ( Plouay - Plouay 247.8km) LIVE STREAM.
Tuesday, August 25th, starts at 13:30pm Central Europe,
07:30am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (procyclingstats.com)
August 24,
2020
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Houle cleared, raising more questions about
COVID protocols.
"That
turn-around comes on the heels of another rider, Inge
van der Heijden (777 Team), who also tested positive,
and was forced to sit out the Dutch national
championships only to be quickly cleared." (velonews.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
August 24,
2020
After a massive weekend, who are the new
national road champs of Europe?
"Across
Europe, many countries held their national
championships, determining who’ll get a fancy jersey to
wear for the next year of racing - whatever that might
look like."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August 24,
2020
Home sweet home for Remco Evenepoel.
"Remco
Evenepoel returned home today after more than a week in
the hospital as a result of his horrific crash in the Il
Lombardia on August 15."
(velonews.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images)
August 24,
2020
Tim Wellens ruled out of Tour de France
after training crash.
"It
is hard to describe how disappointed I am. This is one
of the worst crashes I’ve ever experienced on the bike,”
Wellens said on Monday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 24,
2020
Kron steps up to WorldTour level with Lotto
Soudal.
"Lotto
Soudal announced that Denmark's Andreas Kron - who
currently rides for Danish ProTeam Riwal Securitas -
will join the Belgian WorldTour squad on a two-year
contract in 2021."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 24,
2020
12 questions with Greg van Avermaet.
"The
Classics specialist saw his season's focus crumble away
in front of him as well as the speculation that CCC Team
are on the hunt for a new sponsor."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 24,
2020
eBay Finds: Cannondale SuperSix Evo Hi-Mod
Di2 bike.
"What
we've found here is a Cannondale SuperSix Evo Hi-Mod
bike from - we believe - 2016, equipped with a Shimano
Dura-Ace Di2 electronic groupset and an ENVE SES 2.2
wheelset."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: brmcfaultline / eBay)
August 24,
2020
Behind The Scenes: Super League Pro
Triathlon on Zwift - How it all works.
"Unlike
a normal triathlon, the end-state winner is a blend of
points and time. Each Stage is absolutely time based, so
the first person across the virtual running race finish
line is the ‘winner’ for that stage."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
August 24,
2020
Bradley Wiggins backs Brailsford's Tour de
France selection.
"The
British team will base their 2020 challenge around the
defending champion Egan Bernal after controversially
deciding to leave Froome and Thomas at home." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
August 24,
2020
Cairn E-Adventure 1.0 electric gravel bike
review.
"Cairn
has taken the already somewhat niche electric gravel
bike concept, sprinkled a little adventure dust on it
and come up with one of the most versatile e-bikes
around."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Nick Odantzis)
August 24,
2020
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August 23, 2020 August 23,
2020
Luis León Sánchez claims first Spanish road
race title.
"The
36-year-old, who was runner-up last year and third in
2013, clinched the medal and jersey after tracking down
Jesús Herrada (Cofidis) in the last few kilometers." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
August 23,
2020
Brennauer repeats as German road champion.
"Lisa
Brennauer wins, Charlotte Becker, Tanja Erath round out
the podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 23,
2020
European nationals: Démare delivers, van der
Poel dominates, van Vleuten defeated.
"We
wrap up the key results and reactions from a weekend of
national championships in Europe."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 23,
2020
Teams unhappy with strict protocol at Tour
de France.
"Tour
de France officials will meet with managers about health
guidelines that call for expulsion of teams if they see
two cases within their 'bubbles.'"
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
August 23,
2020
What to know: Bora Hansgrohe’s Tour de
France team.
"Sagan
and Buchmann form focal point of German team, with green
and yellow jersey ambitions respectively." (velonews.com) (Getty
Images) Jim Cotton
August 23,
2020
2020 National Road Champions Index.
"Normally
there are 248 nations holding national championships but
this year's list is down to under 40."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 23,
2020
Tru-Tension Cycle Snow Foam.
"Tru-Tension
Cycle Snow Foam is a waterless detailer, designed to
allow quick and convenient sprucing of lightly soiled
bikes. We're talking light, filmy grime - it can't
tackle proper winter filth."
(road.cc) Shaun Audane
August 23,
2020
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Richie Porte: Chris Froome still has the
engine to win fifth Tour de France.
"I
was in races where Froomey was the one who ripped the
races apart. He’s still got the engine, but I guess the
time he missed off the bike is the biggest problem he is
going to have."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 23,
2020
‘That looks like Stephen Roche! It is
Stephen Roche!’: The art of the commentator.
"CW
speaks to the people who have voiced some of cycling's
greatest moments about their early days behind the mic
and the future of commentating."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty
Images)
August 23,
2020
Uncaged: Remembering Johan Museeuw's best
year.
"The
Lion of Flanders, Johan Museeuw, tells Chris
Marshall-Bell about his dominance of 1996." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo
by Jerome Prevost/TempSport/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
August 23,
2020
How to organize a national championships in
theses times.
"Every
country has its own set of rules to make cycling races
happening in these unprecedented times. Many countries,
like the United Kingdom and the United States, have had
to cancel their road championships."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August 23,
2020
Jumbo Visma: Nothing could be done about van
der Poel.
"The
Jumbo Visma team had nine men on the start line of the
Netherlands Road Championships in Drenthe on Sunday but
even with a full squad they were no match for the might
of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Fenix)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Dion Kerckhoffs/Bettini
Photo)
August 23,
2020
European National Championship Round-Up.
"Giacomo
Nizzolo, Arnaud Demare and Luis Leon Sanchez Sanchez
reign supreme."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 23,
2020
3 Wheel Upgrades for your Road or Gravel
Bike.
"Road, gravel and all-road offerings." (roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided) August 23,
2020
Sunday Trading: Big discounts on Oakleys and
Assos kit.
"This
week found some great deals on top end products,
including an Elite smart turbo, Oakley glasses and Assos
bib shorts."
(cyclingweekly.com) Rupert Radley
August 23,
2020
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August 23,
2020
Sepp Kuss: I'm always going to be a work in
progress.
"Grounded
is an odd word to use to describe one of the best young
climbers in the professional peloton, but it’s the word
that springs to mind when you first meet Sepp Kuss." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
August 23,
2020
Langvad and Batten, Schurter and Forster
take Swiss Epic.
"Scott
SRAM and Specialized Racing dominate the five-stage race
in the first major event since the season stoppage." (velonews.com)
Photo: Michael
Chiaretta.
August 23,
2020
Henao back in action after COVID comeback.
"Officials
confirm the Colombian star contracted the virus after
returning to Spain on a special charter flight from
Bogotá."
(velonews.com) Photo: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
August 23,
2020
Cadex 65 wheelset: First ride review.
"Crosswinds
twitchiness aside, the CADEX 65 is a fast, aero
wheelsystem with a competitive weight, super simple
tubeless setup and a specification list that will win
any game of Top Trumps, oh and the black-on-black color
scheme looks incredible."
(cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
August 23,
2020
Bike Test: Specialized Tarmac SL7.
"The
Tarmac SL7 bike we received is the Pro level, so it is
constructed of Fact 10r carbon instead of the higher-end
Fact 12r that comes on the S-Works models. Specialized
claims the frame weight is 920 grams painted, while the
S-Works version is 800."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
August 23,
2020
Dog chews through owner’s Specialized carbon
fiber bike.
"The
incident appears to have occurred in Brazil, with the
video showing an apparently sorry-looking dog filmed
with its handy work behind it; the bike laying on the
ground having been chewed through."
(stickybottle.com)
August 23,
2020
Tour de France 2020 stage-by-stage preview.
"Everything you need to know about what could be one of the most unpredictable editions in years." (road.cc) (Simon MacMichael) August 23,
2020
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August 22, 2020 Evenepoel and Jakobsen share optimism in
recovery from crashes.
"Remco
Evenepoel and Fabio Jakobsen have exchanged a string of
messages of support as the Deceuninck Quick Step pair
recover from major injuries."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 22,
2020
The most aggressive team in the Tour de
France? Analyzing Mitchelton Scott's line-up.
"Yates
and Chaves with freedom as Impey, Nieve, Mezgec ensure
options aplenty."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 22,
2020
2020 Road European Championships Live Feed.
"Road European Championships 2020 - Women’s & Men’s Time Trial (Plouay - Plouay 25.6km/) Live. Monday,
24 August, starts at 14:30pm Central Europe, 08:30am
U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today)
August 22,
2020
It’s never too late to make it to the top,
meet the riders who did.
"To
make it to the top, you need to start young, right?
Think again! Chris Marshall-Bell meets riders who
started later in life, yet rose to the highest level." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Ribble/Getty)
August 22,
2020
Ben Serotta's Titanium Return Begins.
"After
an 8-year hiatus, Serotta is back and ready to launch a
new generation of spectacular bikes as befits our
40-year legacy."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Press Release)
August 22,
2020
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Van der Breggen takes her first Dutch road
race title.
"Van
der Breggen overcame a mechanical with 3km to go to hold
off the chase from world champion Annemiek van Vleuten
(Mitchelton Scott) and take a solo victory." (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
August 22,
2020
Teuns 'very disappointed' by Tour de France
snub.
"The
Belgian had said his status in the team had "increased
enormously" when he turned down advances from other
teams to extend his contract with Bahrain McLaren
earlier this month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 22,
2020
How to improve your bike-handling skills.
"The
secret to better, more purer steering feedback starts
with understanding the nuances of your wheel system." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
August 22,
2020
Gravel riding hotspots in the US and the UK.
"Where are the best spots to go gravel riding both in the US and in the UK? We tell you some of our favorites." (cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Roo Fowler August 22,
2020
CADEX Boost saddle review.
"Can
a saddle offer both unrestricted performance and all-day
levels of comfort? CADEX thinks it has the solution with
its premium Boost saddle."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Graham Cottingham)
August 22,
2020
What’s so special about FTP?
"I
did a physiological test with a new coach, and my
Anaerobic Threshold was measured as 250 watts - how had
I lost 40 watts, and where had they gone?" (cyclingweekly.com)
(Cycling Weekly)
August 22,
2020
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August 22,
2020
UAE Team Emirates’ Tour de France team.
"Slovenian
star Pogačar has the talent and his team has the
firepower. Can the 21-year-old keep the composure to
make the podium?"
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
August 22,
2020
Inge van der Heijden tests positive.
"According
to NOS, the former U23 cyclocross world
champion, who recently moved from CCC Liv to the 777
team, does not have symptoms."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 22,
2020
Geoff Kabush underbiking on Hornby Island.
"Are
the trails so smooth a gravel bike works? Or is Kabush
so smooth he could ride that Open anywhere?" (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo
by: Geoff Kabush YouTube
August 22,
2020
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